Robert Wickens becomes the reserve driver for Virgin Racing

A week before the Canadian Grand Prix, Virgin Racing decided to announce the appointment of Canadian Robert Wickens as the team's third driver. He is already accustomed to the team as he currently races under its colors in Formula Renault 3.5.

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The Toronto native is now part of the young drivers program developed by the team, which will allow him to attend all the races where there are no conflicts with the World Series by Renault, which remains his main objective for the season.

This new appointment is therefore further evidence of the attractiveness of this championship set up by the Losange, as its two leaders are tied to an F1 team (Jean-Eric Vergne is the third driver for Red Bull) while Daniel Ricciardo, the third driver for Toro Rosso, is only sixth in the standings due to missing the first meeting because of a scheduling conflict with F1.

This promotion within the structure led by John Booth is not a first for the driver since, in 2006, he had already been selected to be part of the Red Bull Junior Team, although it did not result in long-term support.

Here’s a nomination that will not reassure Jérôme d’Ambrosio. Indeed, the Belgian driver’s seat is only secured by the financial support of his sponsors, who seem to be having some trouble loosening the purse strings. This prompted Eric Boullier, his agent at Gravity Sport, to put his foot down after the Turkish Grand Prix. At the time, Robert Wickens’ name was persistently mentioned as a potential replacement…

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